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Episode 18 Part II: Kabuki Metamorphosis
This episode: Chris, Derek, Dylan and Nicole continue their discussion of David Mack's series Kabuki by talking about Volume 5: Metamorphosis. It's been a while since our last Kabuki episode, and a lot has changed for us personally. We ask if a comic can go for Baroque and still be readable, when is swiping okay, and when is it a crime, and what the heck is a wheelhouse anyway?
Episode 21: Doctor Muscles: Journal One

Chris, Derek, Dylan and Keith are back! This time they descend into madness to bring you a tale of fist-punching exploitation in the depths of Hell! This is "Doctor Muscles: Journal One" by Austin Tinius, Adam Salinas and VARIOUS artists. Seriously, there's five issues in this book and at least six artists are in here. There might be more. We can't be sure. Every time we turned a page it seemed like there was another artist displaying their European artistic chops.
We had a lot of fun discussing this one. If you enjoy Heavy Metal magazine and wish there were more books like it in the United Sates, then look no further! It's a great place to see some very talented European artists flex their artistic muscles... Couldn't help myself.

Pick up a copy of Journal One and see the madness that we speak of. Also, Journal Two is now available from Bogus Publishing at BogusBooks.com

Episode 20: Hereville 2: How Mirka Met a Meteorite

Chris, Dylan, and Vicky discuss the second book in Barry Deutsch's Hereville saga. Does it live up to the first book? Will Chris and Dylan shut up about their tablets? Listen and find out!


If you haven't read the first book in this series, and you are a fan of Princeless, you really should grab a copy.
WARNING!: The audio recording quality of this episode does NOT reflect the quality of a typical episode (past or future). Due to circumstances beyond our control, it is quite garbled and crackly. We understand if you do not listen to it in its entirety, but hope you will go back and enjoy some of our older episodes. The discussion was excellent, and we had a lot of fun recording it, so we thought we would still post it even if it's not necessarily "up-to-par" with our other episodes.

Thank you for listening. We appreciate your support.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Listen to what Boba Fett, Hipster Captain America and The Masked Keith have to say about Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's modern retelling of Bruce's second year as Batman.

Episode 18: Kabuki Circle of Blood

Chris, Derek, Dylan and Nicole talk about David Mack's psychological revenge story of an assassin's quest to take revenge against the people who killed her mother. This book brought on discussions of the excess of rape in comics, who we would want to direct a Kabuki film, and David Mack's polite convention manners.


This series needs to be read to be believed. David Mack is an artist that creates visual motifs only achievable in comics. Its themes run deep both in imagery and language. We did our best to point out just a couple of the many personal interpretations one can read into this seemingly simple story.
Theme music by Kyle Hilmoe of How to Make Swords.

Episode 17: Blacksad

Chris, Dylan, Keith and Nicole talk for just a little less than an hour about Blacksad. This pulpy noir series with an anthropomorphic twist is written by Juan Diaz Canales and masterfully painted by Juanjo Guarnido. With nothing but good things to say, it left us a little at a loss for words. Since it's a European production, they are aloud to take their time and produce a real work of art. Even if you have to wait two to five years for the next volume, we guarantee it's worth the wait.


This book sparked conversation about plenty of 1950s social issues. The crew discussed race relations, the Red Scare and even the Hayes Code which sanitized many of the films this book was inspired by. It is a truly incredible series, and you really should be reading it.



The intro song is, "I'm Just a Lucky So and So" by Ella Fitzgerald.


Episode 16: Dark Knight Returns

Aurora, Chris, Dylan, Keith, Nicole & Swan discuss possibly the most controversial Batman story: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller, Klaus Janson, and Lynn Varley. This text brought out some interesting sides of us all. We discuss gun control, class warfare, vigilante justice, & if Frank Miller's work really should be canonized?


The song is "Bulletproof Cupid" by Placebo.
Episode 15: RODENT WARS!

Chris, Derek, Dylan, Keith, & Nicole talk for an hour and forty minutes, discussing two current comic series that focus on chivalrous rodents, and why that's really not a bad thing.

Mice Templar, Bryan J. L. Glass & Michael Avon Oeming's sprawling mouse knight epic is going up against Mouse Guard, David Petersen's beautifully rendered tale of mice defending their realm. We promise, there's a larger distinction between them than a semantic minefield. Hear the crew battle it out over which book about chivalrous tiny mammals deserves to capture the hearts and minds of the comic community!


"One Brown Mouse" by Jethro Tull


Episode 14: Titanium Rain

Chris, Dylan, Keith & Vicky spent an hour talking with Josh Finney and Kat Rocha about their book Titanium Rain. They talked a little bit about the extensive delay for Volume 2, the audio adaptation by Audio Comics Company. Josh discusses how his political activist history influenced this book and gives a few personal stories that really inform the deeper essence of his work. We are quite proud of this interview and we hope you are able to suffer through the submarine audio on their end. If only to hear Josh Finney say, "I kind of feel like a dick now, that I haven't been listening to your podcast."


"Bullet the Blue Sky" performed by U2.
Episode 13: Very Near Mint

Chris, Dylan, Keith, Nicole and our special guest Derek gather around the laptop for an interview session with Justin Peterson, the creator of Very Near Mint! We ask him about his experience as an animator, experiences with antiquated video technology, and convention hygiene.
Then after he went back to his drawing table to finish up Very Near Mint vol 2, the crew talked for another hour about how much we loved this book and how it could easily make an amazing TV show.
Episode 12: Luci's Let Down

Chris, Dylan, Nicole & Swan gather around the laptop for a lengthy discussion about Marjee Chmiel and Sandra Lanz' book Luci's Let Down. We talk about the nature of good and evil, work for hire and our unrepentant love of the Croctopus!
Episode 11: The Arrival

Chris, Dylan, Keith & Nicole spend 46 minutes discussing Shaun Tan's AWESOME graphic novel. We are a bit at a loss for words on this one, because it really has to be read to be believed. The crew discusses the wonders of a book that can be influenced by  art from before the 1960's, the universality of the immigrant story and how we all want an egg mouse for Christmas.


The song at the end is "Presumed Lost" performed by Splashdown.

Chris, Dylan, Keith, Nicole and Swan spend  a little lover an hour discussing comic books as movie tie-ins, who Steve Rogers really is and what Mark Waid stands for in the comic book industry. We also ask such hard hitting questions like, "What is an Anti-acid?" "Why does Stan Lee use so many big words?" and "What music WOULD Steve Rogers listen to?"


Dylan, Keith and (special guest) Vicky went to the 2011 A.P.E. and had a long discussion about their experiences and some of the creators you may not have heard of, but really should be watching.
Episode 8: Erfworld

WOOHOO! CBotMP is back with a new episode. Small crew this time. Just Swan and Dylan. But we managed to get quite a bit out of Erfworld. Discussing tropes and pop culture and the surprisingly subversive work of Rob Balder. The continuing adventures of Parson Gotte definitely get the endorsement of these two crew members.

 "Heavy Metal In the Night" performed by Dream Evil
Episode 7: Marvel's Civil War
SWAN'S TRIUMPHANT RETURN! 
Chris, Dylan, Keith, Nicole and Swan discuss the cornerstone of Marvel's epic line spanning event "Civil War" written by Mark Millar, penciled by Steve McNiven, inked by Dexter Vines and colored by Morry Hollowell. Does the book stand alone? Which crewmember sides with registration and who rebels against it? What's the deal with Mark Millar's women? What would it take to get Dylan to buy a Marvel crossover tie-in? We attempt to answer these questions and more in this earth shattering episode!  
Episode 6: Superman, Red Son

Aurora, Chris, Corey, Dylan, Keith and Nicole gather around the laptop to discuss Mark Millar's mini-epic Superman: Red Son. We talk about Superman as icon, communism in comics and there's also a lengthy tirade about female representation in comics. 


"The Court of the Crimson King" written by Ian McDonald & Peter Sinfield, Performed by King Crimson
Episode 5: VIETNAMERICA

Small crew this month. Chris, Dylan, Keith and Nicole gather around the laptop for an in depth discussion about GB Tran's first original graphic novel: VIETNAMERICA. We talk about the Vietnam war, calling our families and even the difference between a graphic novel, a trade paperback and a comic book. 


"My Generation" written by Pete Townshend, Performed by Conor Coughlan.
Episode 4: Hereville

The Comic Book Crew reviews Hereville by Barry Deutsch and discuss his refreshing new take on fairy tales. Crew Members: Aurora, Chris, Corey, Dylan, Keith, Nicole and Swan. 


"Mariella." Written and performed by Kate Nash
This short little book gave us quite the discussion. Hear Aurora, Chris, Corey, Dylan, Swan and Keith discuss the Dark Knight and if he's beneficial for society or the menace the police would like you to believe.
Episode 2: X-Men, Messiah Complex
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Episode 1: V for Vendetta

Join Dylan, Swan, Keith, Chris and Rob (who joined live via a secret location on the moon) as we discuss Alan Moore and David Lloyd's classic mini-series "V for Vendetta!"


CREATOR INTERVIEWS
Jeremy Whitley & Emily C. Martin

Download this episode (right click and save) Dylan talks with Emily C. Martin & a very under the weather Jeremy Whitley about the first issue of Princeless Volume 2. We talk about Jeremy's time at the Eisner's, the joys of working on such a collaborative book, and Emily's art school.

Chris, Dylan, Keith, and Nicole do an in-person interview with Joko Budiono about his new wordless graphic novel: Teddy-1. He talks about world building, his lengthy drawing process, and the very unusual way he got into drawing comics. This episode is worth it just to hear his story about crowd funding through Kickstarter.

Joko is an amazingly humble artist and even though this is his first graphic novel, this is the work of a truly seasoned artist.

And we can't stress this enough, BUY THIS BOOK!

The intro song is "Mayan Pilot" by Splashdown. 

Jeremy Whitley

Aurora, Dylan, Nicole and Vicky conduct this oddly Whovian interview with Jeremy Whitley months in advance, and everyone does their best Timelord impressions trying to imagine ourselves to be in July of 2012.

We talked to Jeremy about two series he has available for pre-order at your local comic book shop, and in this month's Previews. The new Princeless "Short Stories for Warrior Women" mini-series, as well as the first Action Lab Entertainment printing of The Order of Dagonet are both books you don't want to miss! 

Jeremy talks about saying goodbye to M. Goodwin as the artist on Princeless, working with Jules Rivera the creator of Valkyrie Squadron, and Princeless' new regular artist Emily C. Martin. He also talks about his Eisner nominations, how Princeless has given him recognition in some unlikely ways, and the pangs of working in comics while juggling a day job.

And for those of you who have been enjoying the Firetower Studios/Comic Book of the Month Podcast feud, things reach their epic climax. And trust us, you do NOT want to miss this episode!

The intro music is "Sparklegirl" by Letters to Cleo

Josh Finney & Kat Rocha

Chris, Dylan, Keith & Vicky spent an hour talking with Josh Finney and Kat Rocha about their book Titanium Rain. They talked a little bit about the extensive delay for Volume 2, the audio adaptation by Audio Comics Company. Josh discusses how his political activist history influenced this book and gives a few personal stories that really inform the deeper essence of his work. We are quite proud of this interview and we hope you are able to suffer through the submarine audio on their end. If only to hear Josh Finney say, "I kind of feel like a dick now, that I haven't been listening to your podcast."

"Bullet the Blue Sky" performed by U2.

Justin Peterson

Chris, Dylan, Keith, Nicole and our special guest Derek gather around the laptop for an interview session with Justin Peterson, the creator of Very Near Mint! We ask him about his experience as an animator, experiences with antiquated video technology, and convention hygiene.
Then after he went back to his drawing table to finish up Very Near Mint vol 2, the crew talked for another hour about how much we loved this book and how it could easily make an amazing TV show.
INDIE SPOTLIGHT EPISODES
Indie Spotlight #5: Ape Entertainment

Chris, Dylan, Nicole and Vicky review five titles sent to us by Ape Entertainment.
  1. Pocket God: Gem of Life #3 
  2. Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Wonder From Down Under 2
  3. Shrek 4 Prequel
  4. Little Grean Men by Jay Fosgitt
  5. Kung Fu Panda: It's Elemental & Other Stories.
We talk about the good, the bad and the awesome! And while we didn't like all of them, each one of us had a book we really enjoyed. Kudos to this company for making strong and varied comics for kids of all ages. Each book also has a backup story that lets very talented artists and writers strut their stuff with these characters. Do yourself a favor and visit their website. 

Theme music by Kyle Hilmoe of How to Make Swords.

Indie Spotlight #4: Cinebook

Dylan, & Nicole decided to do an epsiode devoted to Cinebook, a UK publisher that brings French language graphic albums to the US.  We focused on the first chapters of two very different series. Queen Margot, the story of a princess growing up in France during the time of the Huguenots. And Orbital, a series (at this point) about two intergalactic space cops trying to keep the peace in a society where strife and distrust between species is the norm. This is just a sampling of all of the amazing stories in this publisher's catalog. Do yourself a favor and check out some 9th art bande dessinée.

Also, Dylan wants to apologize to Sylvain Runberg for butchering the pronunciation of his last name. 

The intro music is "Pegase" by Thomas Fersen

Indie Spotlight #3: Sci-Fi-Ish

Chris, Dylan, & Keith talk about a few Sci-Fi-ish comics. Both of the 2nd issues from Bogus Publishing, Kranburn from Down Under, and Brian K Vaughan's Saga! These books brought out a lot of discussion about Heavy Metal, and comics of yore. It's always nice for us to see people gathering influence from more unlikely sources. Keith returns to his position as the comics historian on this episode, although Dylan manages to list off pretty much all of the books Brian K Vaughan ever wrote. :cough: supernerd :cough:
"Stranger In a Strange Land" written & performed by Iron Maiden
Indie Spotlight #2: Firetower Studios

Chris, Dylan, & Keith gather around the laptop for a little over an hour to talk about the smorgasbord of webcomics produced by Firetower Studios. Listen to Chris spew good-natured bile!
Indie Spotlight #1: Grab Bag

Chris, Dylan, Keith & Nicole polish off a recording marathon with a 45m+ Indie Spotlight. A really special thanks goes out to Jeremy Whitley who graciously gave us several Action Lab Entertainment books to cover (Which we continually botch by calling it Action Labs. DOH!)

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